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Biographical Note: Marc Notes: ; 8; 'Bar Book' is the only technique-driven cocktail handbook, breaking bartending down into essential techniques that anyone can understand and then applying them to building the best drinks. Like Ruhlman's Twenty, but for home bar enthusiasts, this book teaches techniques, methods and critical thinking. Sixty recipes demonstrate the concepts covered in the text. From renowned bartender and cocktail brain Jeffrey Morganthaler.. Review Quotes: "...my favorite drinks book of the year is The Bar Book: Elements of Cocktail Technique. Mr. Morgenthaler, a well-regarded Portland, Ore.-based bartender and blogger, notes that a great cocktail requires a combination of three elements: recipe, ingredient and technique. He admits that the first two have been well-plumbed in existing books, then lasers in on the third. Just learning how to make his ingenious but simple "MacGyver Centrifuge" with cheesecloth and a salad spinner to filter fruit juices is nearly worth the cover price." - Wayne Curtis, The Wall Street Journal Review Quotes: "An accessible but sophisticated primer that could render the rest of the cocktail library obsolete." - Library Journal Review Quotes: "Jeffrey Morgenthaler is our kind of guy; an obsessive practitiioner of lost arts and an inventor in his own right." - from Playboy Publisher Marketing: Learn the key techniques of bartending from a master mixologist andimpress your guests with your cocktails. Written by renowned bartender and cocktail blogger Jeffrey Morgenthaler, The Bar Book is the only technique-driven cocktail and bartender book out there. This modern cocktail book breaks down bartending basics into essential techniques and then applies them to mixing the best drinks. Bartending and mixology techniques include the best practices for:
Featuring how-to photography illustrating the basic elements of mixed drinks, plus more than 60 recipes with step-by-step instructions for making craft cocktails that employ these essential bartending techniques, The Bar Book is an indispensable manual for home cocktail enthusiasts. THE ULTIMATE BARTENDER'S HANDBOOK: This comprehensive guide is an essential home bar book for beginners and seasoned bartenders alike. Those just learning how to make cocktails will gain knowledge about spirits, ingredients, and accessories, while more practiced mixologists will find all the inspiration they need to make the perfect craft cocktail. TOP-SHELF TIPS FROM AN EXPERT BARTENDER: Which three elements make a great cocktail? How do you choose the right sugar for a simple syrup recipe? When should you stir, and when should you use a shaker? Learn all this and more from Jeffrey Morgenthaler, an award-winning bartender and author from Portland, Oregon, who has worked behind the bar full-time since 1996, from neighborhood taverns and college nightclubs to fine restaurants and upscale cocktail bars. BROAD APPEAL: From whiskey, vodka, and gin to absinthe, rum, and wine, there's something for everyone here, whether your favorite cocktail is an espresso martini or a tiki drink.Perfect for:
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Author: Morgenthaler, Jeffrey
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: 2014-06-03
BISAC: Cooking|Beverages|Alcoholic - Bartending & Cocktails|Cooking|Beverages|Alcoholic- General|Cooking|Entertaining|General|Cooking|Equipment & Utensils
Subjects: Cocktails|Alcoholic beverages|Equipment and supplies
Weight: 2.08 lbs
ISBN: 9781452113845
ASIN: -
SKU: SP-9781452113845
